Journal article
Behavioral analysis of Drosophila mutants displaying abnormal male courtship
Invertebrate neuroscience, Vol.3(2-3), pp.175-183
09/1997
DOI: 10.1007/BF02480372
PMID: 9783442
Abstract
We describe six recessive autosomal male sterile mutations in Drosophila, generated by mobilization of single P-elements, exhibiting abnormal male courtship behavior. Detailed analysis of courtship behavior elicited by virgin wild type females indicated that five of the six mutants are affected in the early steps of courtship. The sixth mutant is blocked at the step of attempted copulation which occurs later in the courtship sequence. All of the mutants have normal olfactory responses and normal locomotor activity. No defect in the visual modality has been observed for the five mutants affected in the initiation of courtship. The mutant blocked at attempted copulation lacks the 'on' and 'off' transients, but this appears to be due to genetic background rather than the mutation itself. Abnormal spermatogenesis was observed in five of the mutants. Spermatogenic defects vary and include lesions in the proliferation of the germline, in meiosis, and in the differentiation and maturation of the spermatids into motile sperm.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Behavioral analysis of Drosophila mutants displaying abnormal male courtship
- Creators
- S Orgad - Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel-Aviv University, IsraelG RosenfeldS SmolikoveT PolakD Segal
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Invertebrate neuroscience, Vol.3(2-3), pp.175-183
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF02480372
- PMID
- 9783442
- ISSN
- 1354-2516
- eISSN
- 1439-1104
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/1997
- Academic Unit
- Biology
- Record Identifier
- 9984217526002771
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